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Development and Testing of a Community-Based Intervention to Address Intimate Partner Violence among Rohingya and Syrian Refugees: A Social Norms-Based Mental Health-Integrated Approach

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  • Leah Emily James

    (Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
    James, L.E. and Welton-Mitchell, C. are both first authors as co-PIs and equal contributors to the research project and manuscript. First author names have been listed alphabetically.)

  • Courtney Welton-Mitchell

    (Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
    Colorado School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
    James, L.E. and Welton-Mitchell, C. are both first authors as co-PIs and equal contributors to the research project and manuscript. First author names have been listed alphabetically.)

  • Saja Michael

    (ABAAD, Beirut, Lebanon)

  • Fajar Santoadi

    (Tenaganita, Petaling Jaya 46000, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Sharifah Shakirah

    (Tenaganita, Petaling Jaya 46000, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Hasnah Hussin

    (Tenaganita, Petaling Jaya 46000, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Mohammed Anwar

    (Tenaganita, Petaling Jaya 46000, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Lama Kilzar

    (ABAAD, Beirut, Lebanon)

  • Alexander James

    (Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA)

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the leading form of gender-based violence globally and increases during times of conflict and displacement. To reduce IPV and encourage help-seeking, a two-phase community-based intervention was co-designed with Rohingya in Malaysia and Syrians in Lebanon. Three day workshops, utilizing a social norms-based mental health-integrated approach, were implemented for women and men in each country ( n = 148). Pre- to post-measures indicated reductions in beliefs about acceptability of violence and rigid gender norms, and improvements in mental health, functioning, coping, and self-efficacy for women and men following workshop participation. Workshop participation was also associated with increased help-seeking intent, for both mental health and IPV (victims and perpetrators). Workshops included community design of poster campaigns to address IPV, which were then tested in each setting using a randomized controlled trial in Malaysia ( n = 240) and a matched cluster comparison in Lebanon ( n = 260). Women in both settings found IPV less acceptable in the poster condition. Help-seeking preferences were also influenced by the poster for women and men in both countries. This participatory intervention research can provide a roadmap for use in other settings, emphasizing the value of community-generated solutions to IPV among displaced populations.

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  • Leah Emily James & Courtney Welton-Mitchell & Saja Michael & Fajar Santoadi & Sharifah Shakirah & Hasnah Hussin & Mohammed Anwar & Lama Kilzar & Alexander James, 2021. "Development and Testing of a Community-Based Intervention to Address Intimate Partner Violence among Rohingya and Syrian Refugees: A Social Norms-Based Mental Health-Integrated Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-25, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:21:p:11674-:d:673767
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